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Denali Park Road - Descending down to Toklat - Mile 50 https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...172020a694.jpg Denali Park Camper Bus approaching beneath Denali |
Stunning. Thank you.
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Here are a couple more from my "office" in Denali National Park -
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c0ce758472.jpg Sun and shadows accent the upper Savage River Canyon and Fang mountain on a pretty summer evening in late June https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...c8efe050b9.jpg Climbing up Polychrome Mountain |
That's one heck of a view from your "office"!
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Alright - one last one since the fireweed is just starting to pop up...
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cc7fa413d7.jpg Fireweed accents the road up Polychrome Mountain. I'm lucky enough to drive this road every day |
Since the title of the thread is "Alaska Photos", I thought I'd include one or two taken from above Alaska...
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ee005cdc3b.jpg I took this photo as we were climbing away from Juneau through light turbulence, bound for Petersburg. The mountain is called the Devil's Thumb or Taalkhunaxhkʼu Shaa in the local Tlinkit language (Meaning the mountain that never flooded). According to Wikipedia, the most famous feature on the Devils Thumb among climbers is its Northwest Face, rising 6,700 ft (2,042 m) from the Witches Cauldron at its base to the summit, at an average angle of 67 degrees. This is the biggest rock face in North America. The conditions prevalent also make it perhaps the most dangerous climbing proposition on the continent. I can't believe this picture came out so well - with my lens on zoom through an airplane window no less. The mountain, the lighting, the shadowing - all spectacular... |
Here's a pretty shot of the Malaspina Glacier - the largest piedmont glacier in North America and one of the largest outside the ice cap regions of the world. It is located in Wrangell St. Elias National Park and this photo was taken while flying AS 66 - the afternoon milkrun operating ANC-YAK-CDV-JNU and beyond to SEA
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Early evening shadows accent the Cafe Car on Alaska Railroad's Coastal Classic while rolling along Turnagain Arm between Whittier and Anchorage |
A few years ago I posted a (now broken) link to a collection of old photos of the Aleutian village of Akutan that I found in an old box in my possession. I had come across these years ago in the village, and after scanning them I sent digital copies to various people and organizations in Alaska that might add them to their archives.
They document some aspects of village life and also the building and operations of a whaling station that was in operation on the island between around 1915 and 1940. The earliest pictures, which show something of the building of the station, date from 1912. I still find them fascinating and quite remarkable (and in some cases quite beautiful) given the island's remoteness and the difficulties that must have confronted the photographer. Building the whaling station, 1912. (The captions are from notes on the backs of the prints that I scanned.) https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...df2346e31e.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...59c78a9c7f.jpg Unloading a boiler https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ba847157e0.jpg A busy day at the station https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...6f67693e1e.jpg A blue whale https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f0218483ed.jpg Atop a finback whale https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...5f619fd4cb.jpg General view of the station https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...064fc98016.jpg Local men working at the station. The man in the middle is wearing a traditional seal gut parka. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9f24062584.jpg Future village chief in the middle. I worked with his great grandson. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ece6e602f1.jpg Baidarka and drying salmon https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4fa52a09d6.jpg Skin covered baidarka with village elder https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...292750f6cf.jpg Villagers and livestock https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b9fbd56139.jpg Hiding in the shrubbery https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...dc7db3aec2.jpg Old Orthodox church with village in the distance. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...e1b75fbe23.jpg Inside the church (wedding?) https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...909bc1f4c2.jpg The master of the ship. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...18f18f18c7.jpg The lookout. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...74a4e73d78.jpg |
Somewhere near Seward
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Another one from Seward area
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Originally Posted by Seat 2A
(Post 33387029)
Alright - one last one since the fireweed is just starting to pop up...
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cc7fa413d7.jpg Fireweed accents the road up Polychrome Mountain. I'm lucky enough to drive this road every day |
Originally Posted by pjs
(Post 33448870)
Finally headed to Denali next month. Hope you are our shuttle driver on 8/21 9am :)
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Originally Posted by Seat 2A
(Post 33450096)
Thanks, pjs! We have a new bid coming up affecting schedules from August 18th onward. I don't know what I'll get yet (bidding is based upon seniority) but I generally try to book late morning runs - as in 9:30am - 1130am departures. ...
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Originally Posted by strickerj
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I recall we were discussing the road closure a while back... I haven't been keeping up to see if that's resolved yet, but I'm hoping by next year it would be.
https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/natur...htm#comparison |
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